The next morning, just as dawn, Zhan Zhao heard a loud "bang" sound outside the house in his sleep, and the guards in shock were so shocked that they rushed straight from the bed.

Bai Yutang was also startled on the bed opposite, sat up, turned his face, and saw Zhan Zhao rushing up and hitting the top of the bed, falling back, covering his forehead and rolling on the bed.

The fifth master quickly got out of bed and took a look, but fortunately his cat had a hard forehead and a red mark came out.

Zhan Zhao also woke up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Bai Yutang shrugged, and it sounded like something exploded.

The two of them hurriedly got out of bed and ran to open the door... and looked into the yard. At this time, the gate of the yard opposite was also opened. Zhao Pu leaned out, and Lin Yehuo rubbed his eyes and opened the window. The shadow guards all squatted on the roof and looked down.

Zhan Zhao and others noticed that a huge pit appeared in the middle of the courtyard in front of the originally flat Meow Meow Building.

Everyone subconsciously raised their faces and looked into the sky, thinking that something fell and smashed such a big pit?

I walked out to the yard and stood by the pit and looked inside... There was nothing in the pit, just a sunken about half a person deep.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other - what's going on?!

Zhao Pu scratched his head, "How big is this voles making trouble?"

Bai Yutang glanced at Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu spread his hands at him, that's what he meant - otherwise why did he have such a big pit for no reason?

"There is no mud around!" Lin Yehuo squatted at the edge of the pit and looked at it, "It seems like a piece of it has sunk, it's not a big mouse."

"It just sank suddenly." Heying said, and he and Baiying were near the roof, nothing fell down at all, and a big pit suddenly appeared on the ground.

Zhan Zhao thought about it and was about to jump into the pit.

Bai Yutang hurriedly grabbed him, "Why are you doing?!"

"Go down and take a look." Zhan Zhao pointed below, "Maybe there are really big rats."

Bai Yutang was speechless and raised his hand to throw down a black jade locust stone.

I saw the stone hit a few circles at the bottom of the pit, stopped and fell into the middle of the pit.

Gongsun tilted his head, "It doesn't look very deep, and there are no holes under it."

Bai Yutang turned his head and saw Zhan Zhao not looking at the bottom of the pit, but was looking at him seriously.

When the fifth master saw Zhan Zhao looking at him at the next moment, he was puzzled and reached out to pat his red forehead.

Zhan Zhao rubbed his forehead and looked up and asked Bai Yutang, "You just wore a coat. Where is the black jade flying locust stone hidden? Could it be that you can't even sleep at night, so it won't be so uncomfortable?"

Bai Yutang pinched his chin and turned his direction to let him look at the bottom of the pit. He thought to himself that there was such a big pit in front of him for no reason, and you still have the intention to care about where the stone is hidden.

"Can it be caused by internal force?" Zou Liang asked.

Lin Yehuo hugged his arms, "Is it the monk who fart...Oh?"

As soon as Huo Feng finished speaking, he asked someone to take a photo on his head. He thought Master Wusha was back, so scared that he quickly turned around.

But there was no Master Wusha behind Lin Yehuo. He lowered his head and saw Xiao Liangzi bending his face with his face on his back.

Lin Yehuo reached out and lifted him up.

Xiao Liangzi looked at the big pit.

At this time, Xiao Sizi also came out, plucking Gongsun's legs and looking at the hole curiously.

"If I weren't in Kaifeng Prefecture, I would have thought it was a sand whirlpool." Xiao Liangzi said.

Lin Yehuo also nodded and asked, "Will there be such a loud sound when sand whirlpools are generated?"

Xiaoliangzi thought for a while, "Sometimes there will be."

"What is sand vortex?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled.

"It's more common in the desert and Gobi." Ouyang Shaozheng said, "It was a piece of ground suddenly collapsed, so that the sand, gravel and soil on it were sinking."

"But this is limited to the desert, or there are many hollows underground." Zou Liang shook his head, "This should not happen in Kaifeng unless..."

"Unless what?" Everyone looked at him.

Zou Liang looked at Bai Yutang.

Everyone looked back at Bai Yutang in confusion - what puzzle do you two fight?

Bai Yutang understood why Zou Liang looked at him and said, "If someone was digging tunnels elsewhere and accidentally dug up the groundwater vein, it might cause collapse here."

Zhan Zhao thought about it, "So that's the case..."

Bai Yutang said, "My second brother accidentally dug the wrong road, which also leads to collapse on the ground."

Zhan Zhao showed doubts, "Is anyone digging tunnels nearby?"

"This is not necessarily nearby." Bai Yutang shook his head, "Sometimes you dig tunnels several streets across, but the collapse is another place that is irrelevant. However, except for earthquakes, like the situation under the underground of Kaifeng City, only digging tunnels will cause the ground to collapse."

Zhan Zhao frowned, "There are many authentic tunnels underground in Kaifeng City, all with drawings. Is it necessary to issue approvals from the palace to dig randomly?"

"Of course." Zhao Pu nodded, "After all, it's the imperial city. What if someone digs into the palace for assassination?"

Ouyang had no choice but to ask Nangong to find someone to go down the underground waterway later."

Everyone looked up and saw that it was almost dawn and there was no sleepiness. There was a pit at the gate, so it was awkward to see it.

When it was getting darker again, everyone gathered to have breakfast. Bai Xia and Bai Mutian and others gathered around the pit to visit.

Lord Bao also got up. Zhan Zhao wanted to go to the palace today to inquire about the Xia Mansion and the haunted things, so he planned to go to the palace with Lord Bao.

Bai Xia readily agreed to Gongsun's request to go to the Taixue to give a spice class. Xiao Sizi and his group of children also wanted to go, and Bai Mutian also wanted to visit. Bai Yutang would send Bai Xia over for a while, and then wait for Zhan Zhao at the Taixue. Zhan Zhao left the palace and came to join him.

...

Not to mention Bai Xia and the others who went to the Imperial Academy to "harm" students, but also Zhan Zhao who followed Lord Bao to the palace.

Before going to court, all civil and military officials gathered in the King's Hall to chat for a while.

Zhan Zhao rarely came with Lord Bao. A group of old men were so happy to see him that he was chatting with him. Although most of the officials in the court were not martial artists, many people knew about the recent incident of Bian Sheng Jinban washing their hands by the leader of Gaohe Village, so they asked one after another, and heard that there was a murder case.

Zhan Zhao chatted with the officials for a while, took a chance, found Tai Shi Pang and the Eighth Prince, and asked them if they knew about the Xia Mansion in Yaojia Village.

The Eight Kings and the Grand Master both shook their heads.

The Grand Master touched his beard, "Is there a Xia Mansion in Yaojia Village? I haven't heard of it."

The Eighth Prince asked Zhan Zhao why he asked this, and Zhan Zhao talked about the experiences of several Shaolin monks.

The Eight King was startled, "You should be careful when you are doing the heroes and righteousness in the world. How terrible it is!"

The Grand Master also shook his head, "Now, even Shaolin monks are obsessed with ghosts..."

As we were chatting, a eunuch came to summon him and asked all civil and military officials to attend court.

Lord Bao walked in from outside, followed Eunuch Liu behind him, and waved to Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao passed.

Lord Bao said, "I asked Eunuch Liu to find some elderly people who may be familiar with Yaojia Village in the palace, and you can ask."

Zhan Zhao nodded.

Lord Bao went to court, and Zhan Zhao and Eunuch Liu left the King's Hall and walked towards the Imperial Garden.

Eunuch Liu has excellent kung fu and has always followed the queen mother. She is also familiar with Zhan Zhao. She asked him in detail about the Shaolin monk hitting a ghost that night.

Zhan Zhao asked, "Are you a father-in-law trusted?"

"What do you believe in?" Eunuch Liu asked Zhan Zhao with a smile, "May Lord Zhan believe that the masters are enchanted by ghosts?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head.

Eunuch Liu said, "There are only two possibilities for this situation. One is that those masters have been taken to the drug. The other is that they have encountered a master with extremely high internal strength and proficient in soul-catching techniques."

"My father-in-law is familiar with soul-catching techniques?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Eunuch Liu smiled and waved his hand, "What's my ability? The most powerful soul-catching technique in this world is not your grandfather."

Zhan Zhao smiled. His grandfather was indeed the master of the inner strength of the Heart and Fa Sect, but he rarely used soul-catching techniques.

"Master Zhiyun is not an ordinary master." Eunuch Liu said, "If even he can control it easily, he is not an ordinary person, so... I think the possibility of poisoning is greater."

Zhan Zhao also agreed that Gongsun had checked several masters before, but no inappropriate findings were found, and further inspections were required.

Eunuch Liu took Zhan Zhao to ask several elderly palace maids from Yaojia Village, but no one had heard of Xia Mansion. There was a chef from the imperial kitchen who grew up near the forests of Yaojia Village since childhood, saying that there was no Xia Mansion in the mountains of Yaojia Village.

Zhan Zhao found nothing and felt even more confused - without Xia Mansion, what was going on with the seemingly dilapidated house on the mountain?

I left the palace with Eunuch Liu and happened to pass by the flower room.

Zhan Zhao pointed to the flower room in the distance and asked Eunuch Liu if he could go in and take a look.

My father-in-law found someone to open the door and took Zhan Zhao in.

There were many strange flowers and plants in the flower house in the palace. Zhan Zhao really found a kapok, stood in front of the tree, looking up with his face.

"Mr. Zhan, this flower is the same color as your official robe." Eunuch Liu also came over and grabbed a milky white kitten, which was the peanuts that slipped in while they opened the door.

Zhan Zhao took the peanut bag in his hand, stared at the kapok flowers and said to himself, "It's different, maybe not the same variety."

Eunuch Liu was puzzled, "What is not the same breed?"
To be continued...